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It's sad to see them the way they are now. They were amazing in the SD era. I would love them to return to making JRPGs but I doubt they have the staff or budget to make one themselves. -
The craziest part of Mario Tennis on the N64 is that Camelot managed to make the game in just 9 months. That’s 9 months from start to finish, from scratch! No pre-existing assets to work with here, no middleware engine, oh no. Camelot made magic happen here! And that’s really telling of a bygone era. It’s amazing that a game of this calibre could be made so quickly by such a small team! How I miss those days… Honestly though? It’s a miracle that Camelot survived the transition to HD and are still going today with a team not much larger than in the N64 era. -
Mario Tennis JP release: 21st July 2000 NA release: 28th August 2000 PAL release: 3rd November 2000 Developer: Camelot Publisher: Nintendo N64 Magazine Score: 91% While this isn’t the first Tennis game bearing Mario’s name, Nintendo like to pretend that Mario’s Tennis on the Virtual Boy never existed (along with every other game on it) . This follows the same formula as Mario Golf – provide a great sports game that just happens to have Mario characters in it, rather than the more random and powerup-fuelled later Mario sports games. And it really is a great tennis game. The characters have different kinds of swings, and you have a few basic shots. It’s not overly complicated, but it’s something you’ll enjoy playing for hours at a time. The only special moves are just stronger moves that require you to be positioned in advance, and that’s what makes is so great. There are a ton of courts to unlock by playing tournaments, and a good amount of characters, including newcomer Waluigi. There’s also a few bonus modes, such as a mode where you have to hit the ball through rings and then win the point to score them, one where you have to return a ton of balls shot by piranha plants, and a bonus mode which is more like what you’d expect from Mario Tennis now – a tilting board with items to use. They’re all fun, and provide a great alternative way to play. Mario Tennis is still incredibly good fun and still a great tennis game. There are some great little touches (such as seeing Lakitu fly away from a player after a close up), and a lot of charm that makes the game enjoyable without going crazy with the core gameplay. Great Remake or remaster? A remake of this, combined with the Game Boy Colour’s RPG mode in 3D, would be amazing. Official ways to get the game. There is no way to buy a new copy of Mario Tennis, the only official way to play is to rent it via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pak. Re-releases 2010: Wii Virtual Console 2015: Wii U Virtual Console 2021: Nintendo Switch Online (Subscription Only)
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